An Olmec Reclining Female Las Bocas style, Mexico, c. 1200-600 BCE Solid burnished buff earthenware with red pigment on the head. This charming odalisque rests her head on her left arm and places her right on her thigh. Her elaborate coiffure has striated short hair on the sides and a central bun. This figure belongs to the "eyeless" Las Bocas style in which the orbits are blank. The proportions are naturalistically observed and the finely modeled face is individually and delightfully characterized. Provenance: A Private Collection, New York, NY, acquired in 2003 John A. Stokes, Nyack, NY, acquired in 1971 E. Sosa, Mexico City Exhibited: Long Term Loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 7, 2004 - February 2016. The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership: The Art Museum, Princeton University, December 16, 1995 - February 25, 1996 and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 14 - June 9, 1996. Published: Taube, Karl A., Olmec Art at Dumbarton Oaks, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C., 2004, p. 168, fig. 79b. The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership, The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1995, fig. 239a. Length: 4 ¾ inches HID03101062020 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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